tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post3141788790966805904..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-37355407457493165842011-02-01T17:45:50.224+00:002011-02-01T17:45:50.224+00:00Dontcha? Yes, interesting. I wonder what that sort...Dontcha? Yes, interesting. I wonder what that sort of word is called? I'll have to research that one.<br /><br />And yes, I must have a think about colours. Those ancient Greeks, for example, had an extraordinary system of words that probably weren't actually really colours at all.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-40414888549266621972011-02-01T15:45:35.872+00:002011-02-01T15:45:35.872+00:00Dontcha just love the names that colours have, too...Dontcha just love the names that colours have, too? I always like to look at the names of a)paints and b) ranges of lipsticks. There used to be one called Cherries in the Snow by Revlon, I think....you can just see it, can't you? But really....silver instead of grey and sandy instead of beige and what colour is dew?? Marvellous stuff. And what about DONTCHA?? That's a good word too, I reckon!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.com